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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has successfully facilitated the return of another group of Nigerian migrants evacuated from Libya.This latest group of 180 returnees, predominantly consisting of women and children, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos via a chartered flight from Libya.As reported by the IOM, many of these individuals faced severe hardships, including detention, exploitation, and uncertainty during their attempts to migrate abroad. The agency further indicated that the returnees received health screenings, counselling, and other immediate assistance, with eligible individuals set to receive reintegration support aimed at helping them rebuild their lives.“The recent operation is part of a continuous partnership between the IOM, the Federal Government, and international collaborators to facilitate voluntary returns and encourage safer migration pathways,” the agency stated in its announcement. The IOM has reported rescuing over 65,500 stranded Nigerian migrants in the last nine years. During a migration reporting workshop held in Lagos, it was revealed that more than 30,000 returnees have also benefited from psychological, social, and economic support to aid in their reintegration.Nevertheless, the agency emphasized its commitment to enhancing efforts to promote safe and legal migration pathways, while calling for increased public awareness and responsible media coverage regarding migration issues.Concerned about the risks associated with irregular migration, the Federal Government issued a warning in May 2026, advising Nigerians against departing the country without valid travel documents.

Law enforcement stakeholders and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) discuss the crucial role of joint-agency cooperation and legislative alignment to successfully implement the island's new migration policy.

“I saw the damage, the loss. The buildings being destroyed, the infrastructure being completely damaged in that area. And it was sad and heartbreaking.”Waihiga Mwaura speaks to SungAh Lee, from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) about the war in Sudan which has entered its fourth year and has led to one of the worst humanitarian crisis and biggest displacements of people. SungAh Lee recently travelled to Sudan to assess the situation on the ground. She tells us how it felt to return to parts of the country she had spent time in as a child. She explains how current conflicts are changing migration patterns and what impact cuts to government aid budgets are having on people effected by war.Thank you to the Focus on Africa team in its help in making this programme. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with the head of UNAids Winnie Byanyima, Nigeria's Information Minister Mohammed Idris, and UN chief Antonio Guterres. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Waihiga Mwaura Producer: Cordelia Hemming Editor: Farhana HaiderGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: SungAh Lee Credit: IOM/ Muse Mohammed)

Episode #441: “I just thought, ‘Someone has to stay and bear witness,'” says Paul Greening, a veteran humanitarian with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). For decades he moved between crises—Afghanistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, East Timor—but Myanmar, and the Rohingya tragedy in particular, define his moral world. He first encountered the Rohingya in 2008 while in Aceh, when boats of desperate families arrived on Indonesian shores. Unprepared officials and global indifference convinced him to keep their story alive within humanitarian networks, a concern that eventually drew him to Myanmar itself. He arrived in August 2017, and felt strongly that a catastrophe was about to unfold. Weeks later, the campaign began. When his IOM contract ended, Greening stayed on in Rakhine, linking aid agencies with local civil society and supporting the 2019 White Rose campaign of interfaith solidarity. Trapped in Bangkok by COVID, he later moved to Mae Sot, where he now supports exiled youth and the wounded. “They're inspiring,” he says. “They're not giving up!” Greening finds particular inspiration in both the leading role taken in the resistance by Burmese youth, and by Myanmar's emerging cross-ethnic unity: “That's the real revolution,” he says, “ethnic cooperation.” At the same time, he has reasons for concern, such as the lack of full acceptance of women and LGBTQ youth in the movement, as well as in a future, post-conflict Myanmar. He also wants to ensure that the movement is not co-opted by career politicians who have fled the area for their own safety but intend to regain power in a post-conflict Myanmar. Greening is unsentimental about how many revolutions turn out, and the effects of trauma across generations, yet still has hope. “If [the people] can be more united,” he says, “then we move the revolution forward again.”

Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is already reshaping lives and communities around the world.Extreme weather – from unprecedented tornadoes to rising seas and creeping desertification – is forcing millions on the run, often within their own countries.At COP30 in Belém this week, Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), stressed the importance of local, people-centred solutions.“Early warning systems, predictable funding, and locally led adaptation are critical,” she told UN News's Felipe de Carvalho. 

In this episode of God on the Move, Sophia Nobre shares the incredible journey of Panahgah, an NGO she founded to help Afghan refugees integrate into Brazilian society. The update highlights the challenges and successes faced by the organization, detailing how the church in Brazil is acting as a catalyst for change by welcoming and supporting Afghan refugees. Sophia discusses the implementation of a community sponsorship policy by the Brazilian government, inspired by Panahgah's work, and shares her personal experiences traveling to international conferences to advocate for refugee resettlement. The episode also explores the transformative impact on the churches involved and underscores the critical role of the global church in addressing the refugee crisis.  

Investing in the future of communities that are most likely to migrate to other countries is more effective than spending money on reinforcing border security according to Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Ms. Pope was speaking on the sidelines of the UN's Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.  Taking place this week in Sevilla, the Conference is a crucial opportunity to push for financial reforms and boost investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 global goals adopted by all UN Member States to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure healthy lives for all by 2030, including Goal 10.7 on the orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people.UN News' Matt Wells spoke to Ms. Pope and began by asking her how sustainable development is linked to migration issues.  Click here for UN News' Special Coverage of FFD4 Conference

Each year on December 18, the United Nations, through the UN-related agency International Organization for Migration (IOM), uses International Migrants Day to highlight the contributions made by the roughly 272 million migrants, including more than 41 million internally displaced persons, and the challenges they face - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Migrants_Day ...Olá bom dia ALEGRIA! ... Tudo bem on Hump Day? ... Join Lighthouse Consulting's Raquel and our mate Nuno Mendes for International Migrants Day where we'll look at the impact migrants make in Portugal and the world on this special day ... what do YOU think about it? ... comments in the chat ... and pics & vids to WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 303 ...Want to create live shows like mine? Try https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4668289695875072Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.

Despite the ongoing war and heavy destruction across Ukraine, some of the more than 6 million Ukrainians who fled after Russia's invasion in February 2022 are already returning to Ukraine. As of August 2024, an estimated 1 million Ukrainians had returned to their country from abroad, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). While most visit briefly, to see family or tend to their property, others return with the intention of staying permanently. These actions raise questions for European and Ukrainian policymakers alike about the likely scale and drivers of future returns, and how to adapt their policies to prepare for these movements. For instance, do return intentions vary across host countries, and if so, how? What factors most influence Ukrainian refugees' intentions to return? What role does security in Ukraine play in shaping return decisions? Is more generous host-country support for refugees reducing intentions to return? Finally, what policy measures are necessary to support sustainable return or deeper integration in the host society? This webinar, resulting from a research collaboration between IOM and MPI Europe, explores how personal circumstances and host-country and home-country conditions shape refugees' intentions to return or remain abroad. 

In this episode of Walk Talk Listen, we welcome Heleen van den Berg, the CEO of Dutch organization Cordaid, who began her role on October 1, 2023. Heleen shares her deep commitment to Cordaid's mission to work for—and with—people living in some of the world's most challenging areas. With poverty and insecurity rising globally, Heleen emphasizes the importance of linking emergency relief to sustainable development and the power of partnerships and collaboration in humanitarian work.   Heleen brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles, including Director of National Assistance at the Netherlands Red Cross, and leadership positions at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB). Throughout this conversation, she reflects on the role of leadership in fostering resilience and how Cordaid is driving lasting change in communities affected by crisis.   Tune in to hear more about Heleen's vision for Cordaid, the challenges facing global development, and how partnerships are key to achieving lasting impact. Quote of Heleen: "I truly believe that if you have a single act of kindness each day, would be, that would change the world."   Listener Engagement: Discover more about Cordaid's work on their website: Cordaid.org Connect with Cordaid and Heleen on social media: LinkedIn Cordaid | LinkedIn Heleen van den Berg | Twitter Cordaid | Instagram Cordaid Share your thoughts on this episode at innovationhub@cwsglobal.org. Your feedback is invaluable to us. Discover the songs picked by Heleen and other guests on our #walktalklisten playlist here. Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast by liking and following us on Twitter and Instagram. Visit our website at 100mile.org for more episodes and information about our initiatives. Check out the special WTL series "Enough for All" featuring CWS, and the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way.  Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion (Cambridge UP, 2023) illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention. Offering recommendations for reforms rooted in empirical evidence and careful normative analysis, this is a vital resource for all those interested in the obligations and accountability of international organizations, and in the field of migration. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has given an update on the fate of hundreds of migrants who were forced to disembark their boats off the Djibouti coast by smugglers this week, resulting in the death of dozens. IOM Regional Director for East, Horn and Southern Africa, Frantz Celestin, told VOA's Horn of Africa Service that two boats fully loaded with migrants, carrying a total of 310 people, were forced by the smugglers to disembark in the middle of the sea. He denied earlier reports suggesting that the boats sunk. Celestin spoke to VOA Horn of Africa Service reporter Jalene Gemeda

Over half a million people have been severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen.The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been working in the hardest-hit areas providing emergency shelter, cash assistance, and clean water.But the agency is facing significant challenges, including limited resources and ongoing conflict, which complicates relief efforts, according to Matt Huber, IOM's Acting Chief of Mission in YemenTalking to UN News's Abdelmonem Makki, Mr. Huber said that IOM has just launched a $13.3 million appeal to scale up its response to meet the growing needs in the country. 

Jennifer and Jacques talk about the need to de-grow the economy and change our fundamental way of life to save ourselves and the planet.The capitalist system has us on a downward spiral of mass exploitation and extraction, with the 'global south' supporting our privileged way of life through cheap labour and the devastation of local ecologies. The presenters look to the later Karl Marx (largely unpublished) for inspiration about more communal ways of organising ourselves that are socially and environmentally sustainable.ReferencesKohei Sato 2024, Slow down: How degrowth communism can save the earth, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.Raj Patel & Jason Moore 2017, A history of the world in seven cheap things: A guide to capitalism, nature and the future of the planet, Berkely: University of California Press,Poem: For the land of my birth India, by Nandini Sen MehraInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM), https://www.migrationdataportal.org/resource/decade-documenting-migrant-deaths-data-analysis-and-reflection-deaths-during-migration  

Hello and welcome to Episode 55 of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, a show about anything and everything to do with migration and diaspora engagement.  I'm delighted to be joined today by Linda Oucho, Executive Director of the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC), who shares her insights into African migrant decision-making. About Linda Linda is an established migration expert with over a decade of experience leading AMADPOC – a research think tank based in Nairobi, Kenya. Linda returned to Kenya after 16 years studying abroad in Ghana, Botswana and the UK. She draws from her experience as a migrant to understand the dynamic nature of migration to, from and within Africa. Linda has undertaken consultancies with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), the African Union Commission, among other intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. She works closely with African governments, including Kenya where she serves as an active member of the National Coordination Mechanism for Migration (NCM) advocating for the use of research to inform migration decision-making, policy design and implementation.  What we talk about Today, Linda shares a range of insights on migrant decision making, drawing from emerging findings of DYNAMIG, a three-year project that aims to create a more thorough understanding of how people make decisions on whether and how to migrate. We talk about: How the DYNAMIG project functions and how they're conducting their research. The factors that contribute to Africans' decisions to migrate.  Whether or not policies to deter migration actually work.  African migrants' increasing awareness of protection issues (or their lack of protection). As always, lots of links in the show notes so be sure to find this episode at homelandsadvisory.com/podcast. If you enjoy this episode, I invite you to leave a review via your preferred podcasting platform and to share the podcast with your migration-enthusiast friends.  Links DYNAMIG: https://dynamig.org/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamig/ X: https://x.com/_DYNAMIG  AMADPOC: https://amadpoc.org/ Connect with Linda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaoucho/ MIGNEX: https://www.mignex.org/  Migrating Out of Poverty: http://www.migratingoutofpoverty.org/  JLMP: https://au.int/en/jlmp  All episodes of the MDPcast: https://homelandsadvisory.com/podcast 

"The sea - a thing of beauty, calm, enjoyment, holidays and fun for children. It is also an immense power, rage, frightening, uncontrollable, and a place of fear and death. "I decided to use only the original sound file of the children laughing and playing in the sea but I also wanted to highlight the two sides of the water - a place of enjoyment and short respite from the difficulties of the refugee camp and the perilous journey from North Africa across to Greece, one that claims many lives. "The children's fun and laughter is accompanied by shimmering drone sounds to represent the light sparkling on the water and calming waves. However, disconcertingly, when I used some simple processing on the sound file of the children, it took on a somewhat darker tone and, to me, sounded like a person shouting for help and struggling in the water. By editing and layering this file there are more distressed voices crying for help. At times these are a sonic juxtaposition to the happy enjoyment of the original children playing. I imagined people struggling to keep afloat until in the end there are no voices. This is all accompanied by increasing layers of sea and wave sounds to enhance the idea of being submerged and a a place of fear and danger. In the end, the children's voices appear laughing and playing in the very same sea that claims so many lives. "The Mediterranean migrant crisis has been a tragic and ongoing humanitarian issue and the perilous journey across the Mediterranean remains one of the world's most dangerous routes for migrants and refugees. The numbers of known and recorded deaths cited in the track, are the figures provided for years 2015 - 2023 by UNHCR data visualization on Mediterranean crossings charts rising death toll and tragedy at sea | UNHCR UK   "According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 1,800 migrants have lost their lives in the central Mediterranean so far this year (2024), compared to 1,400 deaths for the entire year of 2021. However, these figures likely underestimate the true death toll, as there is strong evidence that many shipwrecks go unrecorded, with no survivors, due to badly designed and overcrowded boats, stormy weather, and gaps in international efforts contributing to the perilous conditions. People attempting this journey come from various backgrounds and have different reasons for seeking refuge in Europe, including fleeing war, torture, or searching for better economic opportunities. We need urgent safe migration routes and improved humanitarian responses not demonising those who seek refuge. "I kept the title that Maria used on her original recording as it best describes the Mediterranean - there is a fine line between a place of enjoyment, beauty, our package holidays and fun and the converse of this - fear, immense risk, danger and for many, missing and death." Chios migrant camp reimagined by Odette Johnson aka Museleon. Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world's first collection of the sounds of human migration.  For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration

At a time when migration is one of the most pressing issues on the international agenda – and one of the most polarising – Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reflects on why it is important to change the global narrative – from one that is highly politicised to one that captures the potential and rich benefits of this global phenomenon. About the Speaker: Amy Pope is the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a post she has held since 1st October 2023. She brings a wealth of experience in addressing complex migration issues and a passion for changing the global narrative about people on the move. She is the first woman to hold the post in IOM's 73-year history.

On World Refugee Day, Carnegie Council hosted a critical discussion on enhancing multilateral cooperation at the intersection of climate change and human mobility, the second event in the Council's “Unlocking Cooperation” series. As extreme weather events and rising sea levels increasingly threaten coastal and island populations, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the panel will explore the urgent need for innovative and inclusive policies, guided by ethical considerations, to address climate-induced displacement and migration. The discussion featured Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed, permanent representative of the Republic of Maldives to the UN, alongside experts from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The conversation was moderated by University for Peace's Ramu Damodaran. For more, please go to: https://carnegiecouncil.co/climate-change-mobility

Human mobility has reached a new scale and complexity amid rapid transformations, ranging from changing climates and the COVID-19 pandemic to urbanization and demographic shifts. Following an unprecedented era of border closures during the pandemic, the past two years have seen a major rebound in human mobility, alongside new displacement crises, climate shocks, and the resurgence of labor migration in response to acute shortages. Global mobility flows continue to shift and diversify, featuring an increasingly complex mix of regular and irregular migration and displacement. Yet understanding the rapidly evolving nature of global mobility remains a challenge. This webinar marks the launch of the latest Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) research collaboration exploring the rich tapestry of human movement in a post-pandemic world. The conversation, featuring opening remarks by IOM Deputy Director General of Operations Ugochi Daniels, showcases findings from the report, which taps into IOM data that permit diverse analysis of movements.  Speakers highlight a mix of data-driven and human stories about the way that cross-border mobility has been spurred and disrupted in the wake of the pandemic. From a resurgence in short-term mobility in Southern Africa and labor migration to the Arabian Peninsula to diversifying flows across the Americas and an uptick in asylum seeking to Europe, the report and discussion explore the rapidly shifting nature of today's mobility trends and outline the role of migration policy in managing and responding to growing challenges.

Daily attacks by the Russian military in Ukraine have damaged dozens of towns and villages in the south and east of the country but also in central areas - including the city of Dnipro, which was shelled again early this Friday, UN humanitarians said.An array of military hardware has been deployed against heavily populated areas, such as drones and a new, frightening threat: relatively inexpensive glide bombs that can fly up to 80 kilometres and cause heavy damage.The effect has been to reduce the ability of humanitarians to reach vulnerable communities who are unable or unwilling to leave their homes, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).The UN agency says that 80 per cent of energy infrastructure in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, has now been damaged and that 14,000 people have been forced to evacuate from frontline areas and border communities in the east in just the last week.With more on the worrying situation, here's IOM Eastern Area Coordinator Leila Saleiravesh , speaking to UN News's Daniel Johnson just after a fresh attack on the city in Dnipro, where she and her team are based.

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, where we discuss topics, projects, ideas, and everything else related to the movement of people.  Today, I'm joined by David Martineau, Senior Programme Manager at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), who tells us all about the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) programme.  About David Working within IOM's department of policy and research, David works to build governments' capacity to understand how their policy frameworks could better respond to emerging challenges and opportunities stemming from current migration dynamics. In his decade working at IOM, he has worked on the organisation's engagement on the Sustainable Development Goals, New Urban Agenda and other multilateral processes. He was deployed to Moldova for the Ukraine response and worked on UN partnerships in New York. Before IOM, David studied and worked in Germany, Ukraine, Russia and Canada. David holds Masters degrees from the Munk School of Global Affairs (University of Toronto) and Queen's University in Canada. What we talk about It was an absolute pleasure to have David on the show to tell us all about: How IOM helps different countries from around the world to assess their migration governance frameworks.  What migration governance constitutes.  The indicators used to measure migration governance. Knock-on effects that the MGI assessments have produced for the countries and municipalities who have benefited from the programme. Links MGI webpage: https://www.migrationdataportal.org/overviews/mgi  MGI success stories: https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-governance-indicators-success-stories-2023  Connect with David on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-martineau-0ba24136/  All the MDPcast episodes: https://homelandsadvisory.com/podcast

[English description below]Tổ chức Di cư Quốc tế (IOM) bắt đầu hoạt động tại Việt Nam từ năm 1987. Trong nhiều năm qua, IOM không ngừng cung cấp những biện pháp toàn diện cho người di cư, người lánh nạn trong nước, người di cư hồi hương,…thông qua hỗ trợ nhân đạo trực tiếp và các hoạt động hỗ trợ khác.Tại tập podcast của Vietnam Innovators tuần này, chúng ta sẽ cùng host Hảo Trần gặp gỡ và trò chuyện với bà Mihyung Park - Chief of Mission tại IOM để cùng tìm hiểu sứ mệnh của IOM trong việc mang đến những giải pháp thúc đẩy di cư an toàn và bảo vệ cho người lao động di cư trong chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu.Xem phiên bản video trên YouTubeVà đọc những thông tin thú vị trên vietcetera.com.Nếu có bất cứ góp ý, phản hồi hay mong muốn hợp tác, bạn có thể gửi email về địa chỉ team@vietcetera.com---The International Organization for Migration (IOM) established its operations in Vietnam in 1987. Over the years, IOM has been tirelessly providing comprehensive measures to support migrants, internally displaced persons, returnees, and others in need of humanitarian assistance.In this week's episode of Vietnam Innovators podcast, join host Hao Tran as we meet and engage in a conversation with Ms. Mihyung Park, Chief of Mission at IOM, to explore the organization's mission in promoting safe migration and protecting migrant workers in global supply chain.Listen to this episode on YouTube And explore many amazing articles at the website vietcetera.com.Feel free to leave any questions or invitations for business cooperation at team@vietcetera.com

"Medical improv teaches you to do unscripted, collaborative storytelling to the best of your capacity." On the series premiere of Doctor+, hosts Tseganesh and David speak with Dr. Ankit Mehta about medical improv, narrative medicine, and graphic medicine. About the guest: Ankit Mehta is a hospitalist with HealthPartners and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He is certified in CHEST/Society of Hospital Medicine POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound). He has a keen interest in the intersection of arts, humanities, and medicine. He co-created a one-day communication and empathy course, “CRAVE” (Communication, Resilience, Authenticity, Vulnerability, and Empathy) at HealthPartners for practicing clinicians. He also directs a “medical improv” course, an adaptation of improvisation principles in healthcare context to improve communication, empathy, teamwork and resiliency. He currently chairs the research committee for the National Medical Improv Collaborative (MIC) group. He is a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Patient Experience. He has been a part of the planning committee as creative arts/narrative medicine chair for the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) in 2021 and 2023. He has served on the Medical Executive Committee at Regions Hospital (St. Paul, MN) and the Patient Experience Council. Dr. Mehta is passionate about graphic medicine as a powerful tool in medical education to teach self-reflection and empathy with easy accessibility and poignancy. His graphic works have been published in various journals (including JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine), book illustrations/cover designs and magazines. His graphic story (in collaboration with Twin Cities PBS and UMN Medical School) was part of an Emmy® winning documentary “Speaking About Race”. He is also actively engaged in global health initiatives, and has worked with International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support trainings of panel physicians. For more examples of Dr. Mehta's work, click here. Support for Doctor+ has been provided by the American College of Physicians. Doctor+ is hosted by Dr. David Hilden and Dr. Tseganesh Selameab and is produced by Julie Censullo. For more information, visit doctorpluspodcast.com.

Since 2010, no world region has experienced a greater relative increase in international migration than Latin America and the Caribbean. While much of that migration, driven in part by political and economic crises or natural disasters, has remained within the region, there has been significant movement northward. Governments, including the U.S. government, increasingly have come to realize that migration management and humanitarian protection require regional approaches, as articulated through the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, and have begun efforts to channel migration into lawful pathways and expand protection mechanisms. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have played a vital role in helping structure these efforts across the hemisphere, working with governments and civil-society organizations to build a new but still quite incipient architecture for migration and protection. This armchair conversation with key international organization leaders offers a big-picture view of the approaches to today's migration flows and humanitarian imperatives. Speakers: Diego Chaves-González, Senior Manager, Latin America and Caribbean Initiative, MPI Jon Hoisaeter, Deputy Representative to USA & Caribbean, UNHCR – the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Vincent Houver, Chief of Mission in Washington, DC, International Organization for Migration (IOM) www.migrationpolicy.org

[English description below]Vietnam Innovators hôm nay chào đón chị Lê Thị Bình, hiện nắm giữ vai trò National Programme Officer của Tổ chức Di cư Quốc tế (IOM) tại Việt Nam.IOM là Tổ chức Di cư quốc tế là cơ quan di cư của Liên Hợp Quốc, thúc đẩy di cư an toàn, bền vững, bảo vệ người lao động di cư. IOM trực thuộc Liên Hợp Quốc, và từ năm 1987, họ đã có mặt tại Việt Nam, hoạt động trong khuôn khổ Hiệp định Hợp tác với chính phủ nước ta.Lý do nào thúc đẩy lao động di cư? Những khó khăn mà họ phải đối mặt và cách mà doanh nghiệp có giữ chân nhân sự trong bối cảnh khó khăn là gì? Hãy cùng chúng tôi khám phá những câu chuyện và thông tin thú vị từ chị Lê Thị Bình và IOM Việt Nam trong tập podcast này.Xem phiên bản video trên YouTubeNếu có bất cứ góp ý, phản hồi hay mong muốn hợp tác, bạn có thể gửi email về địa chỉ team@vietcetera.comTổ chức Di cư Quốc tế (IOM) là Cơ quan Di cư của Liên hợp quốc, đi đầu trong nỗ lực thúc đẩy di cư an toàn và có trật tự vì lợi ích của tất cả mọi người. IOM bắt đầu hoạt động tại Việt Nam từ năm 1987.---Today, Vietnam Innovators welcomes Ms. Le Thi Binh, currently serving as the National Programme Officer of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam.IOM is the international migration agency of the United Nations, dedicated to advocating for safe, sustainable migration and safeguarding the rights of migrant workers. IOM operates under the United Nations umbrella, and since 1987, they have been present in Vietnam, working within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement with the Vietnamese government.What drives labor migration? What challenges do migrant workers face, and how can businesses better engage with their workforce in these challenging circumstances? Join us as we explore the compelling stories and insights from Ms. Le Thi Binh and IOM Vietnam in this podcast episode.Listen to this episode on YouTube Feel free to leave any questions or invitations for business cooperation at team@vietcetera.com

Tim Ballard at hearing on Biden Border Crisis: "I was under two different administrations, Bush and Obama and we kept building the wall and building enforcement and everyone liked it because it saved children." The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) declared the U.S.-Mexico border the deadliest land border crossing after documenting 686 deaths and disappearances of migrants on in 2022. Tuesday's announcement noted the toll for migrant disappearances and deaths throughout the Americas is the deadliest year on record since the IOM's Missing Migrants Project (MMP) began. Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 63,000 migrants in the first ten days of September, according to unofficial reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas. This represents a nearly ten percent increase over the same period in August. A group of cartel gunmen attacked a search party of women who were looking for clandestine gravesites throughout Mexico in an attempt to find their loved ones. The women survived the ordeal when a police escort fought off the attack. Plus, more on today's episode. 

The United Nations' International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has elected Amy Pope as its next director general. The 49-year-old former US lawyer defeated her boss, IOM Director General and European Union nominee António Vitorino of Portugal, who had been in the post for five years following his succession over a Trump administration candidate.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported the death of a humanitarian worker in Sudan, after his vehicle was caught in crossfire whilst attempting to relocate his family to a safer location. The Sudanese man's death marks the fourth United Nations employee casualty since the conflict commenced between the army and a paramilitary force six days ago.

Host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Amy E. Pope, U.S. Candidate for Director General at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), for a powerful conversation on her approach to migration, and her decision to run for IOM Director General.

The first three months of 2023 has been described as the ‘deadliest' for migrants crossing the Mediterranean by the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Pietro Bartolo, Member of the European Parliament for Lampedusa, off the coast of southern Italy, says there needs to be a fundamental rethink on how migrants are received and processed. Plus, what is behind the deaths in Kenya linked to the Good News International Church? And relatives of dozens of school girls who are still missing after being abducted in north-east Nigeria in 2014, have once again urged the government to seek their release.

This week on ABROADcast, we explore the work of agencies such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the wider UN system in refugee and migration crises. Alyssa Horvat, a humanitarian peace and security unit Coordination and Liaison Officer with the IOM, joins us to share her stories delivering humanitarian aid in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Yemen. Listen in to learn what challenges she faces working in mass crises, including the Rohingya refugee crisis, and what motivates her to conduct this work with the IOM in this week's episode. For more on this topic, visit: https://www.iom.int/ https://reliefweb.int/ For more from ABROADcast and the Columbia University Journal of International Affairs, visit our website at https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/.

This week on the Inside Geneva podcast, we answer questions from our listeners about migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. Our listeners asked us the following questions: What's the difference between asylum seekers, stateless populations, and undocumented migrants? How does third country resettlement work? Does the United Nations Refugee Agency, or the International Organization for Migration, have the power to prosecute countries if they violate their obligations to UN conventions? Podcast host Imogen Foulkes is joined by experts to provide answers on a topic that is often controversial.  “Refugees are forced to leave their countries because of war, conflict and human rights violations. Basically, their lives are in danger,” says Shabia Mantoo, spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). “Most people don't want to leave. They leave because they feel like there's no other option but to leave,” says Paul Dillon, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “You just can't push back people at borders if they're seeking international protection. They need to be afforded that right to seek asylum,” says Mantoo. “The conversation is toxic, divisive, and dangerous. Those conversations are not really fact-based, they're emotive,” says Dillon.Get in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review.

#digitaltransformation #cio The UN recently celebrated its 75th anniversary and in this episode of CXOTalk, we speak about Digital Transformation with the Chief Information and Technology Officer of the United Nations, Bernardo Mariano Jr.The conversation explores the current state of digital transformation at the UN and discusses the role of digital technologies in helping achieve sustainable development goals and a more peaceful world.The conversation included these topics:● On the Chief Information Technology Officer role at the UN● On being Chief Information Officer at the World Health Organization● On being a digital transformation leader at the UN● On the benefits of digital transformation● On how to overcome enterprise collaboration and diversity challenges● On measuring the success of digital transformation initiatives● On gaining technology consensus across UN member states● On the role of data in digital transformation and decision-making● On ensuring data security and integrity● On the broad vision of transformation and digital ecosystems● On advice to government policymakers on digital technologies and transformationSubscribe: https://www.cxotalk.com/subscribeTranscript: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/digital-transformation-united-nationsBernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior of Mozambique is the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Information and Communications Technology at United Nations Headquarters in New York (UNOICT).He brings to the position 28 years of experience within the United Nations system and international organizations, most recently serving as the Chief Information Officer and Director for Digital Health and Innovation at the World Health Organization (WHO), where he led the organization's digital transformation journey, leveraging digital technologies and innovations to accelerate the achievement of WHO strategic goals.Bernardo started his career in 1993 with International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Mozambique and continued with IOM in Haiti, Mali, Angola, Kenya, Kosovo and South Africa in addition to Geneva, Switzerland before joining WHO in 2018. He served as IOM Senior Regional Adviser for Sub-Saharan Africa (2017-2018), Regional Director for Southern Africa (2009-2015) and served as IOM Chief Information Officer (2015-2017, 2002-2011), having championed business transformation initiatives, driving innovations in operation and management systems, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, information technology, project management and network infrastructure.He holds a Master of Science in Global Management from Salford University (United Kingdom), and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique. He is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, with a very good knowledge of French.

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are seeking to safely restart cross-border mobility of all types. But the complex patchwork of travel restrictions and health measures is preventing a swift return to pre-pandemic levels of movement, even in the face of major changes in the epidemiological situation, rising vaccination rates, and new therapeutics. And the global picture is uneven, with some regions, such as parts of Asia, still largely closed, and others, such as the European Union, keeping borders shut to unvaccinated travelers, leaving many out. Since the onset of the public-health crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has tracked the more than 100,000 travel restrictions, border closures, and health-related travel requirements imposed by governments globally at the peak in 2021. How has the situation evolved in the second year of the pandemic? What steps have governments been taking to restart international travel and migration in safe and efficient ways? How do they adapt as new variants emerge in different places around the world? And as countries create exceptions to mobility restrictions for certain groups of travellers, what does this increasingly complex picture reveal about the inequalities between who can move and who cannot? This discussion features experts from international organizations, government, civil society, and the private sector to examine the state of mobility during the second and now third years of the pandemic. The conversation accompanies the launch of an IOM-MPI report that draws from the IOM database to sketch the state of mobility across world regions.

Sandra Granath and Aleksandra Lasota discuss the challenges and opportunities of better supporting migrant workers through great training and learning and also help business better look after their workers' human rights whilst complying with due diligence requirements. The ILO estimated that in 2019 there were 169 million international migrant workers in the world (accounts for approximately 4.9 per cent of the global labour force). If you are working abroad, travelling and away from home, you might be working in a foreign language, vulnerable to changes in currency, contracts and perhaps without a permanent home address. All reasons that could mean you aren't able to get the training and development you need. If you're in a business employing people from other locations – training and supporting your workers properly across language and cultural barriers is vital. Helping your workers in supply chains that cross borders – essential. Listen in to hear Aleksandra and Sandra share their leading thinking on how to best support migrant workers; what business need to do to adhere to the new EU directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence; and why training doesn't need to stop when workers have differing languages or low literacy. Aleksandra Lasota is the Migration, Business and Human Rights Lead at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and based in Thailand. Her expertise lies in working with businesses to support them in upholding the rights of migrant workers in international supply chains; as well as broader migration and displacement issues in locations ranging across the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. Sandra Granath is Head of Learning for Quizrr the digital training platform which focuses on helping people across boundaries and supply chains to learn. Sandra and her team at Quizrr have been developing worker centric training programs on workers' rights and together they are here to share their experiences with us. Links: Links: International Organisation for Migration (IOM): https://www.iom.int IOM Migrant worker guidelines for employers: https://publications.iom.int/books/migrant-worker-guidelines-employers Quizzr, Worker Centric Digital Training: https://www.quizrr.se Linked In: Aleksandra Lasota: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-lasota-16572589/ Sandra Granath: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-granath-423a30103/ Global Initiative to Eradicate Forced Labor in Supply Chains https://www.quizrr.se/news/global-initiative-to-eradicate-forced-labor-in-supply-chains/ ILO (2021), Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, Results and Methodology:https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_808935.pdf EU directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1145

Today, we have with us Larisa Lara from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) - one of the true unsung heroes of the diaspora engagement field - to tell us all about the landmark summit on diaspora engagement that took place just three weeks ago in April 2022. About Larisa Lara Larisa is the Transnational Communities and Digital Communications Officer at IOM headquarters. Larisa works to advance IOM's policy and programming work in the area of digitalization as it relates to labour mobility and human development, with a specific focus on the IDiaspora.org (which I highly recommend checking out). Larisa also acts as a global diaspora engagement focal point. Larisa completed her joint PhD in Migration Studies and in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Paris and the University of Liège. She also holds masters degrees in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford and in Conflict, Security, and Development from King's College London. She has published multiple academic articles and policy papers specializing in transnationalism and diaspora engagement. What we talk about Today's interview is all about the the Global Diaspora Summit 2022. The Summit was organized by IOM and the Government of Ireland in Dublin and represented a milestone in the high-level recognition of Objective 19 of the Global Compact for Migration, focusing on the developmental contributions of migrants and diasporas beyond remittances. Larisa tells us all about how the discussions went down, what learnings she gained from the extremely hard work that she, her colleague Roberto and the rest of her team put in to organize such a Summit, as well as the Summit's outcomes and next steps. Links Global Diaspora Summit report: https://www.idiaspora.org/en/learn/resources/public-information-materials/global-diaspora-summit-report?fbclid=IwAR1PYayvyPFONSiuYZyCZWXmglA28Kvt49eYWTqLQ_xAjb-p5Ewu_iLYci4 Connect with Larisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisalarag/ Follow Larisa: https://twitter.com/LarisaLaraG Global Diaspora Summit - press release: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/7d010-dublin-castle-global-diaspora-summit-concludes-with-adoption-of-the-dublin-declaration/ MDPcast episode 23 with Larisa's colleague Roberto: https://www.homelandsadvisory.com/podcast/episode/36791685/episode-23-the-who-what-and-how-of-diaspora-engagement-roberto-cancels-insights-from-a-global-diaspora-career MDPcast episode 33 on the Chinese diaspora in the UK: https://www.homelandsadvisory.com/podcast/episode/1d9b66db/episode-33-serving-the-the-chinese-and-global-diasporas-the-story-of-the-ukfcp-and-the-global-diaspora-confederation IOM's iDiaspora platform Online certificate programme: Migration governance and diaspora engagement All our episodes: https://www.homelandsadvisory.com/podcast

Jenny Wright has been either working or volunteering with migration and migrants since 2001. She has relied on her project management, research and communications skills to dedicate over a decade of her life to consulting for non-profits and international organisations worldwide. She is currently working for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Having globe trotted around half the world - and soon to be living in her 10th country - Jenny is used to thinking on her feet, eating questionable food and living out of a suitcase. Directing her knack for writing to social media, she gained over 40K LinkedIn followers in a year and is in the process of launching her own blog (A Migrant's Guide) to share hers and other migrants' experiences of being on the move and living abroad. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenkatetc/

Nach neuen russischen Angriffen auf Kiew soll in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt ab Dienstagabend eine 35-stündige Ausgangssperre gelten. Das kündigte Kiews Bürgermeister Vitali Klitschko in einer Videobotschaft an. Die Maßnahme beginnt demnach ab 20 Uhr Ortszeit und endet am Donnerstag um 7 Uhr. Die Zahl der Flüchtlinge aus der Ukraine ist derweil auf drei Millionen angestiegen. Das teilte die Internationale Organisation für Migration (IOM), eine Unterorganisation der Vereinten Nationen, am Dienstag mit Web: https://www.epochtimes.de Probeabo der Epoch Times Wochenzeitung: https://bit.ly/EpochProbeabo Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTimesDE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81ACRSbWNgmnVSK6M1p_Ug Telegram: https://t.me/epochtimesde Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtimesde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTimesWelt/ Unseren Podcast finden Sie unter anderem auch hier: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/etdpodcast/id1496589910 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/277zmVduHgYooQyFIxPH97 Unterstützen Sie unabhängigen Journalismus: Per Paypal: http://bit.ly/SpendenEpochTimesDeutsch Per Banküberweisung (Epoch Times Europe GmbH, IBAN: DE 2110 0700 2405 2550 5400, BIC/SWIFT: DEUTDEDBBER, Verwendungszweck: Spenden) Vielen Dank! (c) 2022 Epoch Times

The South Sudan minister for East African Affairs, Deng Alor Kuol, has come under criticism for persistent failure to attend sittings at the East African Legislative Assembly; The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the World Food Program are condemning a recent ambush of an interagency UN convoy carrying food and nutrition assistance in Jonglei State; The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) is expressing concern about the impact of conflict and climate change on human mobility in South Sudan

Good morning and you're listening to another episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, with me your host, Loksan Harley from Homelands Advisory. I'm delighted to present to you today a lovely interview with a team member and diaspora participant of the Connecting Diaspora 4 Development (CD4D) programme, which is implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Netherlands. CD4D engages members of the Afghan, Iraqi, Nigerian and Somali diasporas to support the development of their countries of origin through the transfer of knowledge and expertise. We're very lucky to be joined by Nina Staal, the CD4D Programme Coordinator, and Zuhur Mohamed, who was a participant to the CD4D programme in her country of heritage, Somaliland, and now one of CD4D's ambassador. A bit about both our guests. Nina leads the IOM's Dutch office's migration and development team, including their work with local diasporas in the Netherlands. Prior to joining IOM in 2012, Nina also worked for VluchtelingenWerk Nederland and the Dutch Embassy in Eritrea. Zuhur considers it her mission to ensure equal opportunities for everybody, regardless of their origin. She and her mother came from Somaliland to the Netherlands when she was three years old. After internships in London and New York, she worked as a financial adviser at the Dutch bank ING. Three years later, Zuhur felt the need to give back to her country of origin and, after some searching, found IOM's CD4D programme. She started with automating financial systems at the Somaliland Ministry of Justice and soon applied her skills in other departments. During her last assignment she even co-wrote the national development plan. Really enjoyed getting to know how CD4D is run and what's in it for both its participants and the countries of origin that receive them. I especially enjoyed learning about Zuhur's wonderful journey of discovery of Somaliland through CD4D. Of course, we also touch on some more challenging issues, such as how CD4D identifies willing diaspora participants and receiving institutions, and why there is not a private sector solution to the issue that a programme like CD4D seeks to address. As always, I'd like to thank you very much for listening. Remember, you can listen to this podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and most other worthy podcasting platforms, and our website homelandsadvisory.com/podcast has links to them all. Without further ado, please do enjoy the show. Useful links CD4D promotional video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CekiOIyopMY&feature=emb_title CD4D project website - https://www.connectingdiaspora.org/ CD4D assignment vacancies - https://www.connectingdiaspora.org/vacancies/ CD4D Ambassadors - https://www.connectingdiaspora.org/ambassadors/ Dossier on Diaspora Inclusion - https://www.thebrokeronline.eu/category/project/diaspora-inclusion/ IOM iDiaspora platform - https://idiaspora.org/en Connect with Nina on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-staal/ Connect with Zuhur on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zuhur-jamila-mohamed-442899aa/

Good morning and you are listening to the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, a podcast where we talk about all things migration. I'm your host Loksan Harley and as always I'm so happy to be bringing the best of the best migration and diaspora experts to your airwaves to share what they're working on and what they've learned. And today I'm joined by my friend Roberto Gil Cancel Comas, Senior Regional Labour Mobility and Human Development Specialist for South America at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Part of the great puertorriqueño diaspora, Roberto has been working with migrants and diaspora groups for over a decade, with a focus on civil participation and migration and development. He has an extremely diverse set of work and life experiences, spanning from East Asia to Europe and North Africa to the Americas. Before taking up responsibilities in the Regional Office for South America, he worked for IOM in Egypt and Kosovo, and supported Latin American communities in Belgium. Previously, Roberto worked with Latin American migrants in the US to promote their civil and political participation. I'm excited to present to you our wide-ranging discussion on diaspora engagement, in which I picked Roberto's worldly brain on the roles that diaspora organisations and governments play (or should play) in engaging diasporas. We discuss regional differences in diaspora engagement and Roberto's fantastic work to bring diaspora organisations around the world together to share good practices via the iDiaspora platform. Also great to get to know Roberto's own migration & diaspora story (spoiler alert, it's a fascinating one!). Useful links iDiaspora platform IOM South America IOM's 3E's Strategy to Enable, Engage and Empower Diaspora IOM/MPI Handbook on Diaspora policy development Contributions and Counting: Guidance on Measuring the Economic Impact of your Diaspora beyond Remittances by Leon Isaacs, star of Episode 4 Global Diasporas reacting to the COVID-19 crisis: Best Practices from the Field Related podcast episodes 2 (Doing Diaspora), 4 (remittances), 9 (diaspora investment), 12 (diaspora humanitarianism).

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, with me your host, Loksan Harley. Today I'm joined by Jenna Holliday to take a look at migration through the gendered lens. So a bit about my friend, Jenna Holliday. Jenna is a migration, labour rights and gender specialist. Jenna consults extensively for United Nations and other international organisations, in particular the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women, providing expert support on integrating gender and labour perspectives into migration policy. Jenna's work is predominantly focused on the Asia region. She is a member of the Expert Working Group for Addressing Women's Human Rights in the Global Compact for Migration and has written widely on the extent to which development agendas respond to women migrant workers, including the recently published International Journal of Law in Context article entitled “Incongruous Objectives - Endeavouring to Realise Women Migrant Workers' Rights through the Global Development Agendas”, which I've linked to in the show notes. I thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Jenna, as it also allowed me to reflect on the way I view gender and its effect on migration and migrant experiences. We look together at various aspects of migration through the gendered lens, including what the data says, how migration governance frameworks consider gender, how gendered experiences increase vulnerabilities for migrant women, as well as how women migrating can represent a way to exercise agency when their life choices are constrained by gender inequalities. And I also ask Jenna how her own migration experiences have been gendered and how the gender terminology and understandings of terms like "gender mainstreaming" are evolving within our community of work. We really hope you enjoy listening to this one. And if you do or even if you don't, feel free to get and share your feedback via the website at loksanharley.com/podcast or via the Facebook and Twitter pages (the handle for both is @TheMDPcast). Without further ado, here's our interview. Useful links Connect with Jenna on LinkedIn Jenna's recent publication: Incongruous Objectives - Endeavouring to Realise Women Migrant Workers' Rights through the Global Development Agendas Jenna's work for UN Women: Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East, a policy brief series Jenna's blog post on COVID-19, gender and migration in Central Asia: reinforcing precarity Jenna's report: The impact of COVID-19 on migrants in Asia and the Pacific: Rethinking resilience

Hello and welcome to today's episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, with me your host Loksan Harley. Today, I have Jermaine Grant on the show, who joins us from his hometown of Georgetown, Guyana. Jermaine has been working in the field of migration for the past 10 years. Most recently he was a Technical Officer, working with Guyana's Minister of Citizenship - a role which involved advising his government on migration policy and programmes, especially in relation to support to Venezuelan migrants and refugees. Previously, Jermaine worked as a Programme Officer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where he led the Caribbean interventions of the ACP-EU Migration Action programme, a technical assistance programme that I was fortunate enough to work with on several occasions. Jermaine coordinated the implementation of 13 migration-related technical assistance projects in support of governments and regional organisations across the Caribbean. And Jermaine has also had his own migration experience too, earning a Master's degree at the University of East Anglia in the UK as part of the Chevening Scholarship programme. Jermaine is a really unique character who both lives and breathes the Caribbean in all the region's richness and diversity, while also bringing a global perspective that's so important to working on migration issues. In our conversation, we touch on many aspects of Caribbean migration, including the main flows and trends, intra-regional migration, extra-regional migration, freedom of movement frameworks within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Eastern Caribbean (OECS), human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the Venezuelan crisis, and the potential of the Caribbean diaspora to contribute to the region's development. I highly recommend tuning in if only to enjoy that smooth Caribbean accent and to learn a few expressions of Guyanese Creole! Just a quick apology for the sound quality. We had some technical issues but these seem to have been resolved about 15 minutes in so please do persist. As always, I'd like to thank you for listening and hope you enjoy the show. And while I've got you, don't forget to subscribe to the mailing list on loksanharley.com/podcast. And share the podcast with your friends directly or via the socials, and review the podcast if your podcasting platform allows. Feel free to drop me a message too if you have any questions. Now without further ado, here's our conversation. Useful links ACP-EU Migration Action programme: https://acpeumigrationaction.iom.int/ End-of-programme publication of the ACP-EU Migration Action programme (written by yours truly!): https://acpeumigrationaction.iom.int/sites/default/files/acp_eu_migration_action_final_publication_web_small_final.pdf Chevening Scholarship: https://www.chevening.org/ Connect with Jermaine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jermainegy/

Welcome to today's episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast, a podcast about all things migration, with me your host Loksan Harley. I'm delighted to see that we're averaging almost 100 plays per week at the moment, with viewers tuning in from across the world - from the US and the UK to Angola, Botswana, Egypt and Grenada. Thanks to you all for continuing to share the podcast with your networks! On today's episode we discuss a research study that I carried out for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) into trafficking in persons in South Sudan. I was lucky to be joined for this episode by my IOM project manager, Fitriana Nur (Programme Coordinator) - or "Ana", whom I worked side by side with to design and execute the study. Ana has 12 years of experience managing international development and counter-trafficking projects both in her native Indonesia and overseas, notably in the Middle East and now East Africa. Ana has worked on a range of projects, including policy advocacy and capacity development, in addition to conducting research - often in very challenging and conflict-hit contexts like South Sudan. Our discussion touches on the various themes of the research. It's well worth a listen if you're interested in learning how to conduct research on human trafficking in a complex context like South Sudan, which has unfortunately faced a number of conflict and governance challenges in its short history since becoming independent from Sudan in 2011. In addition to talking about our methodology and the national context, we talk about the main forms of trafficking in South Sudan, the current counter-trafficking response, and some of the recommendations that we developed to strengthen that response and better protect victims of trafficking. As a very important disclaimer, please note that the views expressed in this podcast episode are our own personal reflections and do not represent the views of IOM or the UK government. Feel free to get in touch at loksanharley.com/podcast if you have any further questions. Thanks for tuning in and I hope you enjoy listening! Useful links: Link to the full study: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/20200724%20TiP%20full%20report%20low%20resolution.pdf Connect with Ana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitriana-nur-a8a0834/ IOM South Sudan: https://southsudan.iom.int/